Abstract:

The crisis generated by the Covid-19 pandemic brought changes on the behavior of the society, on the freedom of movement, on the organization of events, on the program of schools and universities. These manifestations have generated changes in the behavior of art consumers. However, art continued to be present in the life of society and to participate in supporting the passage of this difficult period. The paper presents the socio-economic context generated by the coronavirus pandemic in Romania, using macroeconomic indicators provided by the National Institute of Statistics, Eurostat and using a survey conducted in the first week of May 2020, during the Covid-19 crisis, aiming to present the picture of art consumer behavior, the presence of art in the lives of respondents and the influence that art has on the life of society.